Soft matter and liquids Research update Icy stars reveal the secret of their patterns Physicists venture onto thin ice Read article: Icy stars reveal the secret of their patterns
Quantum mechanics Research update “Cosmic forgetfulness” shrouds time before the Big Bang If there was a universe before the Big Bang, we may not be able to see all of it
Astroparticle physics Research update Astrophysicists draw up wish list Roadmap charts European funding of large experiments
Transport properties Research update Graphene p-n junction is unveiled Device could be important step towards carbon transistors
Particles and interactions Research update Two relativity tests are better than one Lorentz invariance disentangled in Europe and Australia Read article: Two relativity tests are better than one
Nanomaterials Research update Nanowires to probe biological samples Microscopic technique works in warm, wet conditions
Stars and solar physics Research update Big stars have weather too "Clouds" of mercury could explain why big stars have surface structure Read article: Big stars have weather too
Particles and interactions Research update LHC will switch on in May 2008, says CERN Full-energy collisions to begin in summer next year
Telescopes and space missions Research update Telescope limitation could reveal exoplanets "Spectral deconvolution" is 100 times more sensitive than current techniques Read article: Telescope limitation could reveal exoplanets
Ultrafast science Research update Laser technique could help redefine the kelvin New method hones in on Boltzmann constant